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From: bschmidt@bnr.ca (Ben Schmidt (BNR))
Subject: Re: Bad Power Key on my cx?
Message-ID: <1991Feb15.165756.19329@bwdls61.bnr.ca>
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Organization: Bell-Northern Research
References: <27B89513.7685@ics.uci.edu>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 91 16:57:56 GMT

In article <27B89513.7685@ics.uci.edu> ajauch@bonnie.ics.uci.edu 
(Alexander Edwin Jauch) writes:
> Lately, when I hit the power key on my cx, nothing happens.  Actually I 
get
> what sounds like the speaker turning off and on (a kinda muted click) and
> then nothing.  The system will not power up.  

We have same problem here but with a Mac II.  Selecting Restart seems to 
exacerbate the problem.  The keyboard on key is more likely to work if we 
select Shutdown first and wait a moment before trying the keyboard on key.

When the problem does occur (e.g. the keyboard on key doesn't turn the Mac 
II on), the only thing that works is to unplug the Mac II, re-plug it back 
in and then press the keyboard on key.  If it's important, its a vanilla 8 
Mb/40Mb Mac II, except for a (yech) old 19" or so, MegaScreen monochrome 
monitor.

Our useless corporate computer dealer (who shall remain nameless --no 
doubt the result of some financial gnome's low-bid RFP process) says its 
the Mac's system file (and I'm embarrassed to say yup, we were so 
desparate we even tried that, but to no avail.)

> I used to
> like the idea of a power key, but now I find myself wishing for a regular
> switch.  

me too! 

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